Sentences with phrase «described academic standards»

The curriculum frameworks described academic standards students should achieve, but unlike a curriculum, did not include details about specific content, sequence, instructional materials, or pedagogical methods.

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The education analyst's Chevy Chase, Md. - based consulting firm is working on a project that will describe to experts and nonexperts alike how to go about setting academic standards.

In and of themselves, academic standards merely describe the end point to be reached and the major stops en route.

Although well - intentioned given the desire to maintain «the same grade - level academic standards for all students,» the economic forces described above and in our original article suggest that adherence to these guidelines is likely to hurt the disadvantaged students that the USDOE is trying to help.

Finally, I describe two public charter schools that succeed in teaching their predominantly minority students both rigorous academic content and 21st - century skills, while holding themselves to the standard of graduating 100 percent of their students, and sending nearly all to four - year colleges.

Cobb County Schools describe the Common Core State Standards as a way to build upon the strength of current standards to boost the competitive advantage of American students, who for the first time will have the opportunity to meet the academic standards set by top - performing countries.

Stanford University Emeritus Mathematics Professor R. James Milgram — the only academic mathematician on Common Core» s validation committee — refused to sign off on the final draft, describing the standards as having «extremely serious failings» and reflecting «very low expectations.»

Emerson Elementary School fourth - grader Evie Strigel, 9, describes how similes and metaphors helped her understand «The Little Mermaid» in a lesson algined to the Common Core academic standards in this December 2014 file photo.

SCPASS test items are written to assess the content knowledge and skills described in the academic standards and indicators.

SC READY test items are written to assess the content knowledge and skills described in the academic standards and indicators.

In this article, assistant principal Erickson describes how a focus on grading only academic achievement of standards has transformed the school's culture.

Module 4: Connecting Teacher Evaluation to Student Academic Progress — Implementing Standard 7 Dr. Mark R. Allan, VDOE's director of licensure and school leadership, describes the requirements of Standard 7 — Student Academic Progress as a part of teacher evaluation.

In describing the specific ways in which they use data from other nations, states most frequently pointed to the role of international indicators in comparing student achievement and developing academic - content standards.

As documented under Section 1114 (b)(1)(A) of Title I, Part A the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), a local education agency receiving Title I funds must conduct «[a] comprehensive needs assessment of the entire school (including taking into account the needs of migratory children as defined in section 1309 (2)-RRB- that is based on information which includes the achievement of children in relation to the State academic content standards and the State student academic achievement standards described in section 1111 (b)(1)».

Miller describes the CORE Districts» approach to gauging student progress as the «Power of Two» — tracking proficiency with the percentage of students meeting standards and measuring academic growth by looking at student - level progress from year to year.

What is described here is the tail end of a 15 years of our excellent academic standards of 1998, that were phased out in 2014 - 15 and replaced by Common Core.

If the standards include academic language to describe the quality, direction, and complexity of student work, we must see that same academic language as a crucial component of our curriculum.

However, some students, those described by the federal government as having significant cognitive disabilities, may not be able to achieve these academic standards even with high quality instruction.

Usual work activities described in a School Principal resume are recruiting and instructing employees, maintaining high academic standards, budgeting, implementing school policies, making sure safety guidelines are followed, and visiting classrooms.